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Jennie, Stray Kids's Met Gala attendance puts them on 'digital guillotine' blacklist
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Korean industries gauge impact of Biden's steep tariffs on China
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Do Korean doctors make too much money?
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Another suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested in Cambodia
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S. Korea to inject $70m into AI-powered public education
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Is FTC's conglomerate listing a boon or bane for Hybe?
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NewJeans to headline palace show
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Coupang's Kim Bom escapes chaebol chief designation again
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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Yoon vows to run country 'rightly' on Buddha's birthday
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[Editorial] Politics of vortex
In his book, The Politics of the Vortex (1968), Gregory Henderson, a former cultural and political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, observed that political groupings in Korea over a millennium and a half have been associations of individuals whose desire for personal power has far outweighed an
EditorialSept. 13, 2011
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[Ezra Klein] Reckless, dumb and scared: Coming of age after 9/11
You know how we know the terrorists didn’t win? It’s not because we killed Osama bin Laden. It’s because we killed him and we didn’t really care. Which is not to say that we won, either. It’s more to say it’s been a weird decade. According to the Gallup Poll, President Barack Obama’s “Osama bump” in
ViewpointsSept. 13, 2011
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[Daniel Fiedler] Translation troubles in the courts
A fundamental human right is equality under the law regardless of race or gender. This right is complemented by the right of individuals to petition the government for redress, a right exercised by accessing the court system. These rights are a large part of what distinguishes open democratic nation
ViewpointsSept. 13, 2011
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A cultural civics lesson
Politics is making Americans dumb and mean. It’s turning a generous, forward-thinking people into glib, defensive, narrow-minded bores.Pundits tell us that the answer to all this nastiness ― from the disgusting comments on message boards to the smarmy lies of TV political hacks ― is to get more peop
ViewpointsSept. 13, 2011
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Clinton deserves credit for Libya
The unsung hero of the Libya drama in the U.S. is Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton’s actions were critical for several reasons. Most important, she overcame Defense Secretary Robert Gates’s caution about using military force in Libya and his reluctance to support an operation led by Franc
ViewpointsSept. 13, 2011
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[Trudy Rubin] Stop Syria? It’s not as easy as Libyan intervention
Now that NATO has helped to overthrow Moammar Gadhafi, some pundits are calling for similar action against Syria.So far the chorus is muted, composed mainly of op-eds by neoconservatives who promoted the Iraq war. Back then they were certain that regime change in Baghdad would undercut Iran and make
ViewpointsSept. 13, 2011
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[Kim Seong-kon] They try to tell us we’re too old
Humans are mortals. And all mortals are doomed to grow old; as time goes by, their skin becomes wrinkled and saggy, their internal organs deteriorate, and their physical strength declines. That is why King Solomon metaphorically advised us to remember our Creator before we get too old: “before the s
ViewpointsSept. 13, 2011
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[Editorial] Chuseok for lawmakers
Prices have gone up. Jobs are hard to find. It is not easy to rent a home at a reasonable price. But these and other concerns of ordinary people are put to rest for a while, as the four-day Chuseok holiday has just started.For tens of millions of people joining the annual holiday migration, Chuseok
EditorialSept. 9, 2011
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[Editorial] Botched battle on prices
It would be humiliating for a man in public office to acknowledge that he has failed in his mission. But Kim Choong-soo, governor of the Bank of Korea, virtually did so when he was briefing on its monetary policy to the press on Thursday.On its homepage, the central bank has a statement in bold lett
EditorialSept. 9, 2011
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[William Pesek] China in time of millionaires snubs neighbor
Asia’s biggest rivalry is looking more and more one-sided. There’s no competing with China’s 9.5 percent growth as the U.S. sheds jobs, Europe unravels and Japan’s deflation deepens. Even though Asia’s other rising superpower, India, is zooming along at 7.7 percent, try getting anyone to pay much at
ViewpointsSept. 9, 2011
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[David Ignatius] A 9/11 Commission report card
WASHINGTON ― As America takes stock of counterterrorism policies this week, it’s useful to review two major recommendations in the 9/11 Commission Report. The first, which called for creation of a new director of national intelligence to “connect the dots,” is finally making some progress in coordin
ViewpointsSept. 9, 2011
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[Robert Karniol] China’s fourth fleet
With a low-key remark in the state-run People’s Daily, China effectively signaled its intention to establish a fourth fleet for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). However, this may yet prove temporary.The PLAN is currently structured around three fleets, each with a geographic focus: the Nort
ViewpointsSept. 9, 2011
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China needs to learn a lesson from oil spills
The order by China’s State Oceanic Administration (SOA) to ConocoPhillips China that it must stop all production operations in Bohai Bay is long overdue given the two-month long oil leaks and extensive contamination of large areas of Bohai Bay. An investigation conducted jointly by seven central gov
ViewpointsSept. 9, 2011
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[Dr. John Lee] Beijing’s impotence in Libya
In a recent article published by China’s official Xinhua news agency, the Paris Conference on Libya’s political transition and future without Muammar Gaddafi was decried as a “West-dominated meeting” seeking to entrench American and European interests by maintaining a pre-eminent role for NATO. Alth
ViewpointsSept. 9, 2011
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[Editorial] From growth to welfare
Under pressure from the ruling Grand National Party, the government has finally agreed to pull back on the planned tax cuts for large corporations and high-income individuals. Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan, emerging from a meeting with top GNP officials on Wednesday, said the government would not pu
EditorialSept. 8, 2011
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[Editorial] Specter of currency war
The specter of a global currency war is looming large following Switzerland’s surprise decision to peg the Swiss franc to the euro in a bid to hold back a runaway appreciation of its safe-haven currency. The Swiss National Bank shocked global markets Tuesday by declaring that it would cap the franc’
EditorialSept. 8, 2011
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For economy, real slam dunk is debt forgiveness
U.S. homeowners don’t need another reduction in their mortgage payments. What they need is a break on their debts. As President Barack Obama prepares to present his job-creation plans to Congress this week, his advisers are studying what some economists have called a “slam-dunk stimulus.” The idea:
ViewpointsSept. 8, 2011
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[Michael Mandelbaum] Recapturing spirit of Sept. 12
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The terrorist attacks on the United States 10 years ago provoked a powerful reaction: the dispatch of American troops, first to Afghanistan and then to Iraq, and the creation of a sprawling new federal agency, the Department of Homeland Security, to coordinate and supervise measur
ViewpointsSept. 8, 2011
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[Woo Jung-yeop] Public understanding of Nuclear Security Summit
The Nuclear Security Summit, scheduled for March 2012, will bring approximately 50 heads of state to Seoul. It will be the single largest gathering of world leaders in South Korea in the nation’s history. While the G20 aided Korea’s recognition as a developed country, the NSS will propel the country
ViewpointsSept. 8, 2011
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[Margaret Carlson] Like dog days of summer, Palin is fading away
Sarah Palin is learning that attention is a depreciating asset. Her latest melodrama revolved around whether she would show up at a Tea Party event in Iowa on Saturday. In the end, she did. Yet that only begged a question: Does anyone, including Republican primary voters, still care? In 2009, Palin
ViewpointsSept. 8, 2011